Collapsible holder



Sept 24, 1929.

M. SEELAV COLLAPSIBLE HOLDER Filed March 20. 1928 INVENTOR. gums/am %M%NEY Patented Sept. 24,1929 1,729,129

UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE Application filed March 20, 1928. Seria1.No.263,174.

This invention relates to supports and The upper parts of the legs 6 are joined by. more particularly to such supports which metallic collars 14 which are substantially may be used as stands for Christmas trees quarter-circles and the vertical bars 16 are and the like. fixed to the collars and the legs 6 by means .1 The object of this invention is to provide of pins 15. These bars support the plate 17 a support which has four legs, and which is which has a central opening through which made stable by means of the wedging action the article being supported may be inserted. of the legs upon the article being supported. The collars 14, the bar 16 and the plate 17 The legs carry auxiliary arms which also may be made integral from sheet metal or grip the article being supported to further they may be made in separate parts. 60. increase stability of the support. The curved surface 7 of the legs 6 may be A further object is to provide a support covered by a metallic plate having projecwhich is simple in design and construction tions to present a roughened gripping surand which may be readily assembled for atface.

tachment to an article to be supported, with- The legs 6 are notched at 18 and 19 to enout resort to tools. able the device to be compactly folded when These and like objects are accomplished by in a collapsed position. the novel construction, combination and ar- Figure 5 shows the manner in which a rangement of parts hereinafter described and stand 21 for pot flowers may be used with shown in the accompanying drawing formthe support; while Figure 2 discloses the ing part of this disclosure, and in which: use of the support with a Christmas tree 20. Figure 1 is a plan view of the novel sup- While the figures of the drawing show a port. device used as a support for the Christmas Figure 2 is a side view showing the suptrees and flower pot stands it will be appreport used as a stand for a Christmas tree. ciated that it may be used as a support for Figure 3 is a plan view showing the supmany other articles such as chairs, tables, port in collapsed position. etc.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the In operation the article to be supported is adaptation of the support for use with a inserted through the opening in plate 17, Christmas tree. and through the ring 13, and the legs 6 and Figure 5 shows a further use of the supthe auxiliary arms 9 are pressed inwardly, port to co-operate with a stand for pot flowthus giving a wedging action, as is clearly ers, vases or the like. seen from Figure 2. The points 12 of the Referring to the drawings, a support is arms 9 prevent the upward movement of shown to have four legs 6, each of which is the arms 9 after the device has been placed provided with a curved portion 7 with a in the desired position. roughened surface to grip the article being From the foregoing it will be seen that a supported. The lower ends of the legs are simple device for this purpose has been discurved at 8 so that they may rest uniformly closed in the preferred form of its embodiupon the floor when the supports are used at ment, but it is not desired to restrict the dedifferent elevations. The auxiliary arms 9 tails to the exact construction shown, it be are joined to a metallic member 11 which is ing obvious that changes, not involving the pivoted to the legs 6 at 10. These auxiliary exercise of invention, may be made without arms are provided with pointed ends 12 conflicting with the scope of the appended which also grip the article being supported. claim.

A. ring 13 with depending lugs pivoted at Having thus described my invention, 13 connects all of the auxiliary arms 9 to What I claim as new and desire to secure by normally draw the points 12 toward each Letters Patent, is other and tend to pull the arms 9 into the A support comprising spaced upper and 50 same plane. lower coaxially arranged rings through 190 which an article to be supported is disposed, a plurality of leg members pivotally secured at their upper ends to the upper ring, coacting gripping heads formed on the pivoted upper ends of the leg members for engagement with the object, arms pivoted at their u per ends to the lower ring, the lower ends 0 the arms being pivotally connected to the lower end portions of the respective leg members, the pivoted ends of the arms being provided with means for biting engagement with the object disposed through said rings.

Signed at New York. in the county and State of New York, this 16th day of Februery A. D. 1928. MAX S EELAV. 

